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This form of deed poll is commonly used in Hong Kong. A deed poll may also be used (in England and Wales) for clergy of the Church of England to relinquish their holy orders. Bonds and powers of attorney are examples of deeds poll. A will is not a deed poll, not being made under seal, and being subject to separate statutory requirements.
A deed of name change on behalf of a minor must be approved by the Senior Master on behalf of the Master of the Rolls who will take into account the child's best interests. A deed poll can also be used to change a child's name, as long as everyone with parental responsibility for the child consents to it [4] and the child does not object to it. [5]
The deed poll requires a witness affidavit, and may optionally be enrolled in the High Court upon payment of stamp duty. [59] An enrolled deed poll is required for some administrative name changes, such as on a driving licence [59] or when changing legal gender. [60] There is a second option using an 'unenrolled' deed poll, this is a regular ...
The official site, which advises on deed poll changes and which allows users to download forms from the Ministry of Justice for free, is gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll. Yes — but as the comments at the bottom of the article say — there is a considerable fee to pay to actually do anything with the form!
Most national opinion polls do not cover Northern Ireland, which has different major political parties from the rest of the United Kingdom. This distinction is made in the tables below in the area column, where "GB" means Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and "UK" means the entire United Kingdom .
A YouGov snap poll after the debate indicated that 46% of debate viewers thought Sunak had performed better, and 45% believed Starmer had performed better. [316] A Savanta poll published the next day favoured Starmer 44% to Sunak 39%. [317] The debate was watched by 5.37 million viewers, making it the most-viewed programme of the week. [318]
This article collates polling conducted for various geographical regions, including polls of individual constituencies. Polling covering all of the UK or Great Britain are collated in the article Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
UK parliamentary election results, 1950–2024 UK general elections by popular vote (in millions, since 1945). United Kingdom general elections are held following a dissolution of Parliament. All the members of Parliament (MPs) forming the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are elected.